Sylvester Stallone in Mansfield Filming Movie at OSR

You may have wondered if Sylvester Stallone is in town to film the movie “Escape Plan 3” at the historic Ohio State Reformatory?  The answer is yes, as Stallone posted a video of him and his co-star in the movie David Bautista on his Instagram page on Tuesday.Filming for “Escape Plan 3” at OSR will wrap up next month around October 18th.

Mansfield City Councilman Cliff Mears tells WMAN News, “the production people with the film told him they expect the movie to be as big as the Shawshank Redemption movie, which was also shot in Mansfield at the Reformatory. This is not the first film Sylvester Stallone has shot in Mansfield, as the 71 year old actor filmed part of the movie Tango and Cash at the Ohio State Reformatory in 1989.

Mears says other parts of the area will be used in the film, which will include tunnels, office locations and wooded areas. The movie will be released in late 2018 or 2019.